Italy - Pendant/medallion X2 submarine Vessel (Penning/medaille X2 Sommergibile)

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Galileo Galilei was one of four Archimede-class submarines built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the early 1930s. She was named after Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer and engineer., Galileo Galilei was built at Tosi shipyard at Taranto. She was launched on March 19, 1934 and commissioned on October 16 of the same year. After delivery, Galileo Galilei together with other submarines of Archimede-class was assigned to 12th Squadron of the III Flotilla, later to become 41st and then 44th Submarine Squadron of the VII Submarine Group, based at Taranto. After a period of intensive training and short cruises, the Squadron was sent for training to Tobruk.

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